Grant County Youth Soccer has partnered with Challenger Sports to bring a quality, youth development soccer academy to your community for the spring of 2012. The 7 week program will run from April 2^nd thru. May 19^th on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays providing players with a structured and continual training program that will take the place of the regular spring season with the main focus on individual skill development and structured Scrimmages.

Each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s British coaching staff flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. This year Challenger will coach over 120,000 players between the ages of 3 and 18, as well as completing FREE coach education clinics for over 30,000 parents and coaches.

 Your British trainer will coach your players each week throughout the program and focus on the development of your child through technical practices, with main emphasis on the fundamentals of the game, including; PASSING, CONTROL, SHOOTING and DRIBBLING and then all practices will finish with controlled but competitive scrimmages.

 This unique program will be open to players aged U4 through U13 on a first come basis…but sign up soon as sessions will be filled up!!! Each player who participates in the program will receive the following;

-          7 weeks of professional skill development soccer coaching

-          A thorough evaluation of each Player –on completion of the program

-          FREE online player education through The Challenger Way

-          Parents will receive weekly e-mail updates when appropriate from Academy staff director and assistant regional director Joe Medcalf or directly from the coach who will be overseeing the program

-          Easy registration through  our online system at www.challengersports.com

Special Notice:  Please be advised, when the weather is questionable or it has been raining for several days, it is always a good idea to contact your coach if the website or hotline does not indicate practice or game cancellations.  This organization is made up of volunteers and it is not always possible for us to post updates prior to these times, however coaches are ALWAYS emailed and notified of any cancellation information and should be relaying the information to teams. - Thank you.

Severe Policy Notice

Severe weather shall include but is not limited to:

 1.    The sighting of lightning

2.    The hearing of thunder

3.    The sighting of a funnel cloud.

 If any of the conditions are present during a game, then the referee in charge shall stop the game and instruct everyone to clear the field and seek shelter.  After a wait of 30 minutes with the absence of any severe weather, the game may be resumed.  If after the 30 minutes the severe weather continues, the referee may terminate the game.

 If any of the conditions are present during a practice or a scrimmage where no referee is present then the coach or coaches are responsible for stopping the practice or scrimmage and instructing everyone to clear the field and seek shelter.  After a wait of 30 minutes with the absence of any severe weather, the game may be resumed.  If after the 30 minutes the severe weather continues, the referee may terminate the game.